“Obama’s Plan for Guantanamo Is Seen Faltering”: Charlie Savage will have this article in Wednesday’s edition of The New York Times.
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Tuesday, July 21, 2015
“Obama’s Plan for Guantanamo Is Seen Faltering”: Charlie Savage will have this article in Wednesday’s edition of The New York Times. Posted at 10:46 PM by Howard Bashman“Constitution Check: What’s the next big controversy on campaign finance?” Lyle Denniston has this post today at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center. Posted at 9:52 PM by Howard Bashman“Scott Walker’s Wisconsin and the End of Campaign-Finance Law”: Lincoln Caplan has this post online today at The New Yorker. Posted at 9:50 PM by Howard Bashman“The 7th Circuit just made it a lot easier to sue over data breaches”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report today. My earlier coverage of yesterday’s Seventh Circuit ruling appears at this link. Posted at 7:45 PM by Howard Bashman“Court overturns some Blagojevich convictions”: The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued today. Posted at 3:18 PM by Howard Bashman“Novartis May Sell Copy of Amgen’s Neupogen Drug in September”: Susan Decker of Bloomberg News has this report. And Reuters reports that “Drugmaker Novartis blocked from selling Neupogen copycat until Sept 2.” You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in which each of the three judges on the panel issued a separate opinion, at this link. Posted at 2:00 PM by Howard Bashman“Federal court upholds EPA pollutant rule”: The Hill has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued today. Posted at 1:52 PM by Howard BashmanButt dialing on appeal: The Cincinnati Enquirer has a news update headlined “Part of CVG pocket-dial case to continue” reporting on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued today. Posted at 1:45 PM by Howard Bashman“Update on the contraception coverage regulations and litigation”: Marty Lederman had this post yesterday at “Balkinization.” Posted at 1:33 PM by Howard Bashman“Abercrombie & Fitch settles head scarf case after Supreme Court ruling”: Reuters has this report. Earlier, The Tulsa World reported that “Abercrombie & Fitch drops appeal in Tulsa Muslim woman’s employment discrimination case.” Posted at 1:30 PM by Howard Bashman“Plaintiff in Supreme Court gay marriage ruling has book deal”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “The lead plaintiff in the landmark Supreme Court case that made gay marriage a nationwide right has a book deal.” Posted at 1:27 PM by Howard Bashman“U.S. authorities end criminal case against Barry Bonds”: Dan Levine of Reuters has an article that begins, “The U.S. Department of Justice will not appeal a court ruling that cleared baseball player Barry Bonds of obstruction of justice in a probe over steroids, effectively ending the long criminal prosecution of the sport’s career home run leader.” And The Associated Press reports that “Feds end prosecution of Barry Bonds without conviction.” Posted at 1:14 PM by Howard Bashman“Clerk ‘sought God’ on marriage license issue”: Today’s edition of The Courier-Journal of Louisville, Kentucky contains a front page article that begins, “Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis testified in federal court Monday that she prayed and fasted over her decision to refuse marriage licenses for same-sex couples and believes she is upholding her oath under the Constitution.” Posted at 12:20 PM by Howard Bashman“The mystery of Fisher II review”: Lyle Denniston has this post today at “SCOTUSblog.” Posted at 12:18 PM by Howard Bashman“American Samoans Seek Full D.C. Circuit Review of Panel Decision Denying Birthright Citizenship; Panel’s Broad Expansion of Controversial Insular Cases Doctrine At Odds With Supreme Court and D.C. Circuit Precedent”: The organization We the People issued this news release today. You can access at this link the petition for rehearing en banc filed yesterday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Posted at 11:58 AM by Howard Bashman“New C-SPAN/Penn Schoen Berland Poll on American Attitudes on U.S. Supreme Court: Two-thirds view Supreme Court as ‘split on partisan ground’ — similar to Congress; Support for Televised Arguments Continues to Rise.” C-SPAN issued this news release today. You can access the detailed survey results at this link. Posted at 11:14 AM by Howard Bashman“Is Polygamy Next?” Law professor William Baude has this op-ed in today’s edition of The New York Times. Posted at 9:02 AM by Howard Bashman“When a Brief May Find a Real Friend on the Court”: Andrew Ross Sorkin has this essay in today’s edition of The New York Times. Posted at 8:55 AM by Howard Bashman“Neiman Marcus Customer Card Data Breach Suit Given New Life”: Margaret Cronin Fisk of Bloomberg News has this report on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued yesterday. Posted at 8:40 AM by Howard BashmanMonday, July 20, 2015
“After a year, still few clues in Dan Markel killing; Death of father, law scholar remains ‘so shocking'”: Jennifer Portman of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report. In addition, Sean Rossman has articles headlined “Markel the academic still missed” and “5 key questions emerge in case.” And the newspaper recently published an editorial titled “Dan Markel deserves justice.” Posted at 7:48 PM by Howard Bashman“Judge Scheindlin: Appellate Judges Know Nothing About Tech.” Bloomberg BNA has this report and has posted this related video online at YouTube. Posted at 7:30 PM by Howard Bashman“SEC stands by ad hoc rulemaking in State Street appeals brief”: Alison Frankel’s “On the Case” from Thomson Reuters News & Insight has this report today. Posted at 7:22 PM by Howard BashmanIn today’s mail: I received my copy of the Spring 2015 issue of The Green Bag. You can view the table of contents and access online the entire contents of the issue via this link. Posted at 5:40 PM by Howard Bashman“As devout Roman Catholics, they believe that they cannot pay for or participate in a healthcare plan that includes coverage for contraceptives or provide such coverage to their daughters without violating their sincerely held religious beliefs.” Missouri House of Representatives member Paul Wieland today won his appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit from a district court’s dismissal for lack of standing of his and his wife’s lawsuit challenging the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive mandate. Earlier news coverage of the lawsuit can be accessed here and here. And the Thomas More Society has this web page devoted to news coverage of the case. Posted at 1:26 PM by Howard Bashman“Supreme Court’s Unsigned Rulings Show a Narrow View of Rights”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times. Posted at 12:54 PM by Howard Bashman“Americans favor Supreme Court term limits — Reuters/Ipsos poll.” Lawrence Hurley of Reuters has this report. You can access the survey results via this link. Posted at 10:52 AM by Howard Bashman“Giving Thomas His Due: The justice who stands alone.” Dan McLaughlin had this article in the July 20, 2015 issue of The Weekly Standard. Posted at 10:44 AM by Howard Bashman“Glossip’s Case a Study in Death Penalty’s Flaws”: Kenneth Jost had this post yesterday at his blog, “Jost on Justice.” Posted at 10:40 AM by Howard Bashman“Kozinski Revisited — 10 ways to become a Federal Judge by 35 . . . and more!” Ronald K.L. Collins has this post today at “Concurring Opinions.” Posted at 10:35 AM by Howard BashmanSunday, July 19, 2015
“Justice Samuel Alito on the Supreme Court, recent Court decisions, and his education”: Conversations with Bill Kristol has posted online at YouTube the video of this interview. And you can access a transcript of the interview at this link. Posted at 9:33 PM by Howard BashmanSaturday, July 18, 2015
“One Year Later, Police Still Asking Who Shot Florida Law Professor Dan Markel?” People magazine has this report today, on the one-year anniversary of Markel’s death. Posted at 11:50 PM by Howard Bashman“The Law That Keeps People on Death Row Despite Flawed Trials”: Emily Bazelon has this essay online at The New York Times Magazine. Posted at 11:42 PM by Howard Bashman“Nebraska Petition Drive Threatens to Undo Death Penalty Repeal”: Julie Bosman will have this article in Sunday’s edition of The New York Times. Posted at 11:40 PM by Howard Bashman“AP Poll: Sharp divisions after high court backs gay marriage.” The Associated Press has this report. You can view the survey results at this link. Posted at 5:44 PM by Howard Bashman“Judges Rebuke Limits on Wiping Out Student Loan Debt”: This article appears in today’s edition of The New York Times. Posted at 5:33 PM by Howard Bashman |
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